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Semi-final 2b, round 1
While the bodies of the dead are reverently removed from the arena, a voice echoes down from the commentary box:
"Ah, excuse me, but we have a rather embarrasing announcement to make. As you may recall, we had a little... er... trouble locating the gladiators for their semi-final matches, and we had to send out search parties to locate them in the city.
"Now, the gladiators are famous celebreties hereabouts, and there's quite a lot of money to be made in impersonations. It seems that those we sent to look for them made a small, but understandable, error, and recruited lookalikes instead of the real gladiators.
"Of course, they assumed we just wanted them for some harmless entertainment, and when we gave them arms and armour and threw them into the arena, you might recall that they didn't really attack each other seriously to begin with, but just play-acted fighting. One of them even tried to leave, but arena personell had been instructed not to allow them to.
"With the crowd screaming for blood, it seems they decided that this was their chance for fame... perhaps even a chance to enter the gladitorial mainstream. Though it is perhaps a little late for them now, I'm sure we can all agree that they fought like the best, and deserve all the fame they can get."
:applause:
"But now, we are fairly sure we really have found the authentic gladiators, and so we present to you: Our semi-finalists!"
Jamski-San, Theben, the Doctor and Chaunk walk into the arena, Chaunk staring down at 'his' corpse as it passes on the way out, muttering to the Doctor beside him "Egad! He used that equipment! I remember I had that made as a joke when I was drunk late one night... I don't have any idea what I was thinking of about those gloves..."
"And while Chaunk tries to locate his equipment, which appears to have been stolen by the boy who was sent to get the 'special' equipment, we will begin with the combat between Theben and the Doctor."
The two gladiators so named check over their equipment one last time and step out towards the centre of the arena to the cheers of the crowd. They are slightly the worse for wear after a long night's heavy drinking, so they might not have quite the stamina expected of them, but they are certainly serious and ready to trade blows.
As one, and without warning, the two contestants spin suddenly in an attack, hoping to surprise their opponent. Both succeed, and though Theben makes a small effort towards defence, but the Doctor makes none, and neither manage to avoid their opponents blows. The Doctor's rapier is skillfully guided and slides through Theben's armour and skin beneath his ribs, piercing his kidney, while Theben's blow is rather less powerful, and distracted by the sudden pain, but he still manages to shave a sizable area of skin from the Doctor's arm.
The Doctor's weapon is showing its weakness again, and appears to be stuck, allowing Theben, though the pain dizzies him, to swing back down and deepen the wound he just made a little into the muscle of the Doctor's arm, before leaping backwards skillfully, removing the Doctor's blade from his organs without it causing additional damage.
The Doctor, incensed, dives forward with a powerful lunge towards Theben's head and neck, but Theben is able to deflect it upwards with his shield and reach under the Doctor's guard to nick his stomach.
Theben took 29 damage, leaving him with 71HP, while the Doctor took 36 damage, leaving him with 64HP.
Send away for round 2.
A somewhat more action-filled beginning to this combat. The Doctor tries harder than Theben, but acheves rather less.
Past threads:
Gladiator -poly- 2 "The Competition"
Gladiator -poly- 2 "The Competition" Part Deux
Gladiator III - Sign Up
Gladiator III - Let the Battle Commence!
Gladiator III - Let the Battles Continue!
Gladiator IV Signup
Gladiator IV - The fights begin!
While the bodies of the dead are reverently removed from the arena, a voice echoes down from the commentary box:
"Ah, excuse me, but we have a rather embarrasing announcement to make. As you may recall, we had a little... er... trouble locating the gladiators for their semi-final matches, and we had to send out search parties to locate them in the city.
"Now, the gladiators are famous celebreties hereabouts, and there's quite a lot of money to be made in impersonations. It seems that those we sent to look for them made a small, but understandable, error, and recruited lookalikes instead of the real gladiators.
"Of course, they assumed we just wanted them for some harmless entertainment, and when we gave them arms and armour and threw them into the arena, you might recall that they didn't really attack each other seriously to begin with, but just play-acted fighting. One of them even tried to leave, but arena personell had been instructed not to allow them to.
"With the crowd screaming for blood, it seems they decided that this was their chance for fame... perhaps even a chance to enter the gladitorial mainstream. Though it is perhaps a little late for them now, I'm sure we can all agree that they fought like the best, and deserve all the fame they can get."
:applause:
"But now, we are fairly sure we really have found the authentic gladiators, and so we present to you: Our semi-finalists!"
Jamski-San, Theben, the Doctor and Chaunk walk into the arena, Chaunk staring down at 'his' corpse as it passes on the way out, muttering to the Doctor beside him "Egad! He used that equipment! I remember I had that made as a joke when I was drunk late one night... I don't have any idea what I was thinking of about those gloves..."
"And while Chaunk tries to locate his equipment, which appears to have been stolen by the boy who was sent to get the 'special' equipment, we will begin with the combat between Theben and the Doctor."
The two gladiators so named check over their equipment one last time and step out towards the centre of the arena to the cheers of the crowd. They are slightly the worse for wear after a long night's heavy drinking, so they might not have quite the stamina expected of them, but they are certainly serious and ready to trade blows.
As one, and without warning, the two contestants spin suddenly in an attack, hoping to surprise their opponent. Both succeed, and though Theben makes a small effort towards defence, but the Doctor makes none, and neither manage to avoid their opponents blows. The Doctor's rapier is skillfully guided and slides through Theben's armour and skin beneath his ribs, piercing his kidney, while Theben's blow is rather less powerful, and distracted by the sudden pain, but he still manages to shave a sizable area of skin from the Doctor's arm.
The Doctor's weapon is showing its weakness again, and appears to be stuck, allowing Theben, though the pain dizzies him, to swing back down and deepen the wound he just made a little into the muscle of the Doctor's arm, before leaping backwards skillfully, removing the Doctor's blade from his organs without it causing additional damage.
The Doctor, incensed, dives forward with a powerful lunge towards Theben's head and neck, but Theben is able to deflect it upwards with his shield and reach under the Doctor's guard to nick his stomach.
Theben took 29 damage, leaving him with 71HP, while the Doctor took 36 damage, leaving him with 64HP.
Send away for round 2.
A somewhat more action-filled beginning to this combat. The Doctor tries harder than Theben, but acheves rather less.
Past threads:
Gladiator -poly- 2 "The Competition"
Gladiator -poly- 2 "The Competition" Part Deux
Gladiator III - Sign Up
Gladiator III - Let the Battle Commence!
Gladiator III - Let the Battles Continue!
Gladiator IV Signup
Gladiator IV - The fights begin!
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